Mail-in ballots cast for Trump found TRASHED in swing-state Pennsylvania as Federal prosecutor launches investigation
MAIL-in ballots cast for Donald Trump were found trashed in swing-state Pennsylvania - sparking a Federal prosecutor to launch an investigation on Thursday.
Attorney David Freed said his office and the FBI were contacted on Monday amid concerns about "potential issues with a small number of mail-in ballots at the Luzerne County Board of Elections."
"'It is the vital duty of government to ensure that every properly cast vote is counted," the DOJ said.
Freed confirmed that a "small number of military ballots," including seven for , were thrown out.
He has often asserted that widespread mail-in voting will lead to fraud.
, meanwhile, have encouraged voting by mail so that can safely vote during the pandemic.
Speaking at on Thursday, Trump said there had been ballots with his name on them found in a waste-paper basket.
"We want to make sure the election is honest and I'm not sure that it can be. I don't know that it can be with this whole situation, unsolicited ballots," Trump said.